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The records of this series consist of reports and recommendations, known as Council Memoranda (C-M), prepared by the various subordinate bodies, committees and working groups of the Council; the summary record of discussions taking place in Council (C-R); and the verbatim records of the Council in Ministerial Session (C-VR). It should be noted that many of the fundamental policy documents of NATO are issued as Council Memoranda. Coun...

The documents concern the organization of the military structure (creation of the Standing Group, a Supreme Headquarters in Europe, new regional groups and new committees, and relationships between the various military bodies), the reorganization of that structure, NATO force requirements, consideration of the German participation in the defence of Western Europe, the information security system, standardization, the activities of th...

The NPG series records contain information about all aspects of nuclear issues that were of concern to NATO. From the outset, meetingsof the NPG generally included discussions about issues related to strategic and tactical nuclear forces, anti-ballistic missiles, atomic demolition munitions and the deployment of nuclear weapons and forces in Europe, including arrangements with host countries. The list of subjects discussed by the com...

The Information Service Sub-fonds consists of files containing NATO documents, memoranda and external correspondence relating to its operational functions and to its support for NATO committees on information. The Information files also contains the documentation produced by NATO created for the public, including press releases, reference publications and non-periodicals Other documents outline the wide range of NATO’s cultural pro...

As the central permanent body of the Organisation, the Council Deputies received reports, issued memoranda and debated all the main issues facing the Alliance, i.e. the German contribution to the defence of Western Europe, infrastructure matters, planning of military production programmes, increased defence efforts, reorganisation of NATO, the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), and the accession of Greece and Turkey.The Council Deput...

The Military Representatives Committee issued documents (MRC), records of meetings (RECORD MRC) and memorandum (MRM). The content of these files varies considerably, and covers many aspects relating to the strategic military matters of NATO.

Since it's first meeting, the North Atlantic Council has created a committee structure in order to support its work and goals as an organization. Usually, a committee will have a Terms of Reference that guides their work, and will in turn be able to create subcommittees and working groups. Most committees follow a pattern of reference, starting with AC/1 (Ad Hoc Committee 1), and continuing like this into the hundreds. Most...